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Can I also say that Hornets international fans and fans in US outside of New orleans might outweigh the amount of fans in New Orleans and I am not kidding.. I don't think I could say this about any other team.

Some people want the name to be hurricanes come on thats like Oklahoma City naming there team the bombers. And cajuns is not a good name because most of the people in New Orleans are not cajuns. It all comes down to how the logo and uniforms look, if they are nice no one will care about the name.

Can I also say that Hornets international fans and fans in US outside of New orleans might outweigh the amount of fans in New Orleans and I am not kidding.. I don't think I could say this about any other team.

Can I also say that Hornets international fans and fans in US outside of New orleans might outweigh the amount of fans in New Orleans and I am not kidding.. I don't think I could say this about any other team.

The fact of the matter is, people THINK they know what New Orleans is all about, and they don't. They think a name like Cajuns or Crawfish would be great and would suit us. They have no idea.

The fact of the matter is most of the people complaining that I see aren't from NOLA. They don't live here. Quite frankly, and I know I'm about to ruffle some feathers (as it were), those people's opinions don't matter that much to me.

Benson should pick the name he wants. If you don't like it, talk with your wallet.

This. To reiterate. The fact of the matter is most of the people complaining that I see aren't from NOLA. They don't live here. Quite frankly, and I know I'm about to ruffle some feathers (not that I care), those people's opinions don't matter that much to me. If you are jumping off the bandwagon because of a nickname and some colors you were never really on it to begin with.

Man you and I are on the same page today. This is not a international team it's New Orleans team and thats all that matters.

That's not all that matters. I'm a native New Orleanian and as a fan of the Hornets/Pelicans, we need as many fans as we can possibly attract. It's our ONLY chance at long run survival. Having an organization that ****s on int'l fans is asinine.

That said, the int'l fans have to understand that the name "Hornets" doesn't belong to New Orleans. It's like taking an idea from someone else, and instead of passing it on as your own idea, you kinda tell people that you bought the idea from someone. That's the New Orleans Hornets. It was never ours.

This rebrand is important because it's our chance to come up with something as unique as the Charlotte Hornets and everything that comes along with that (colors, logo, etc). Even if it's not, at least it's something we can call our own. And that's important to us. And we'd like our int'l fans to come along for the ride with us as well. After all, since when has New Orleans not wanted to throw a party with more people as opposed to less people?

That's not all that matters. I'm a native New Orleanian and as a fan of the Hornets/Pelicans, we need as many fans as we can possibly attract. It's our ONLY chance at long run survival. Having an organization that ****s on int'l fans is asinine.

That said, the int'l fans have to understand that the name "Hornets" doesn't belong to New Orleans. It's like taking an idea from someone else, and instead of passing it on as your own idea, you kinda tell people that you bought the idea from someone. That's the New Orleans Hornets. It was never ours.

This rebrand is important because it's our chance to come up with something as unique as the Charlotte Hornets and everything that comes along with that (colors, logo, etc). Even if it's not, at least it's something we can call our own. And that's important to us. And we'd like our int'l fans to come along for the ride with us as well. After all, since when has New Orleans not wanted to throw a party with more people as opposed to less people?

I don't think anyone is ******** on int'l fans, but to think we should include them and their feelings in searching for a name is asinine too, imo.

Hornets was as good as dead the day Benson bought the team... lest we forget he said as much at his introductory press conference w/ Stern

The name Hornets is rooted in Charlotte's history (Gen. Cornwallis dubbed the city a "Hornet's Nest" during the Revolutionary War) and should be there, not New Orleans.

the Pelican is our state bird and as others have pointed out... is on our state flag. You don't have to go all that far to find a pelican around the city.

If Pelicans does become the team name (and by all accounts it seems it will)... it'll be all about the branding and if the team uses anything like the concepts we've seen in this thread... I think people will warm up to the name and look rather quickly

edit: I can almost guarantee we won't go the Oregon Duck route and use a design Disney will want... we'll use something highly fitting for a basketball team... though I wouldn't mind Seymour D Fair stopping by every now and then (that was the 1984 NOLA World's Fair pelican mascot)... maybe that'll be Bradley Handwerger's new tormenter... taking the place of king cake baby